Comparison

MobilEM vs Synapse Evals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MobilEM

Provides fast, evidence-based clinical guidance for emergency medicine professionals. Access updated recommendations on a wide range of topics, including antibiotics, toxicology, and critical care. Offers free content, individual purchases, and an all-access subscription.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based recommendations
  • Antibiotic and toxicology guidance
  • EKG and orthopedic injury protocols
  • Airway and pediatric emergency management
  • Critical care medication information
  • Fast navigation and universal search
  • Bookmarking and note-taking
Features
Currently charting
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One of our greatest privileges at EMRA is offering resources that can help make every clinical shift easier, through evidence-based guidance in your pocket. Get updated recommendations for antibiotics, toxicology, EKGs, orthopedic injuries, airway management, pediatric emergencies, splinting, critical care medications, and more. Enjoy free content, purchase our resources a la carte, or subscribe to our all-access pass (best value!) to take full advantage of these key features: • Fast, easy navigation • Powerful universal search • Bookmarking • Note-taking fields • Continual updates that require no action on your part We hope you find MobilEM to be useful; check back often, as we will be adding new content on a regular basis. Please note: EMRA is committed to your privacy. See our policy at https://www.emra.org/about-emra/privacy-policy/. Terms of Use: This and all other digital reference content, including all content offered under subscription is intended for a single user on devices belonging to that user. Use of this app running on a common device shared by an organization is disallowed. For further information on terms of use and EULA please see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is intended for the US healthcare market.

About

Synapse Evals

This app allows attending physicians to provide verbal feedback to residents, which is then transcribed and delivered instantly. Program directors can track compliance and generate summaries, streamlining the evaluation process for medical residency programs.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated feedback recording
  • Automatic transcription of evaluations
  • Real-time compliance dashboard
  • AI-powered evaluation summaries
  • Resident feedback history
  • Secure data privacy
Features
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Synapse Evals is the voice-first evaluation platform built for medical residency programs. Attending physicians record feedback verbally — no typing, no forms, no friction. Synapse transcribes the recording and delivers it directly to the resident. Program directors get a real-time compliance record without the administrative burden. DESIGNED FOR HOW ATTENDINGS ACTUALLY WORK Voice recording takes seconds between cases. No keyboards, no login hassles, no end-of-month scramble to remember what happened. The result: residents get more feedback, faster, and of higher quality. FOR RESIDENTS Receive feedback immediately after it's recorded. Review every evaluation submitted for you across your residency — timely, specific, and coming from attendings who aren't bogged down by paperwork. FOR PROGRAM DIRECTORS A live dashboard showing every evaluation submitted across your program. Generate AI-powered summaries across large volumes of evaluations to build cases or prepare for resident round tables. Export-ready documentation for ACGME compliance. Manage your full roster of residents and evaluators. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Voice recordings are transcribed and immediately deleted — only the text is stored. Feedback stays within your program. No data is shared across programs or institutions. Synapse Evals is for attending-to-resident clinical education feedback only. It is not a patient record system and should never be used to record or transmit patient information.

Screenshots

MobilEM4 screens
Synapse Evals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Synapse Evals at 5.0 against MobilEM's 3.6. Synapse Evals also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). MobilEM's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2) and chart position (#49 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MobilEM sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Synapse Evals asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synapse Evals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobilEM has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MobilEM versus Synapse Evals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobilEMSynapse Evals
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (39 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#49 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEmergency Medicine Residents' AssociationTimothy Gaertner

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MobilEM

Subscriptions10
  • Ventilator Mgmt. Subscription$1.991 Year
  • Pediatric Qwic$1.991 Year
  • MobilEm Airway Management$4.991 Year
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  • Antibiotic Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm Ortho Guide$9.991 Year
  • MobilEM Tox Guide$9.991 Year
  • PressorDex$9.991 Year
  • EKG Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • PEM Fundamentals Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm All Access Pass1 Month trial$39.991 Year
None

Synapse Evals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MobilEM free?
MobilEM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synapse Evals free?
Synapse Evals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MobilEM or Synapse Evals?
Synapse Evals is rated higher. MobilEM averages 3.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Synapse Evals averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MobilEM or Synapse Evals have ads?
Neither MobilEM nor Synapse Evals shows ads.

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